I am a new investor so trying to educate myself about the various, creative financing options.

Upon further investigation, I found several more properties under similar circumstances.At first glance, it seems possible that these properties were either gifted to the nursing home by former residents or claimed as repayment for services rendered.I’m new to real estate investing, I’ve been in the education phase for the past 2-3 years.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Investment product marketers who claim to be GPs, GPs who claim “ownership”, insurance salesman who claim to be “financial advisors”, people who attended an executive training program claiming to have an MBA, what ever happened to honesty?  

Avoiding Licensing Requirements and OversightBeing licensed often means adhering to strict state regulations, such as disclosures, fiduciary duties, and mandatory continuing education.

Probably less time spent too and more educated borrowers over a wholesaler.YUP  .. 

I try to help and educate people.

In Texas we can go inactive, so no Broker, no selling, no MLS access,  but you still have to keep up your education CE hours and such. 

If you need an attorney group to help you structure the right entities for you, we use and highly recommend, Anderson Business Advisors who made the video I have linked above.As for the pet question, all the stats listed above are why we allow pets unless a homeowner insists a no pet policy.

There are plenty other resources but the first is to educate